2008/11/27 Michael Askin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Dave Wedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 2008/11/26 Michael Askin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> There is a website: http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/ which is more >> >> Sitefinder works nicely on Google Chrome browser, but on Internet >> Explorer 7 when I click on a mast it fails to find the operator >> details. > > IE7 worked OK for me. It brings up a pop up window, are you sure you > don't have a pop-up blocker enabled.
Only the normal IE7 pop-up blocker. The pop-up window appears, but says it couldn't find any details at that location. I suspect that means the cursor position doesn't match the position of the map on screen, and so it thinks I've clicked somewhere outside the triangle. My laptop has a high-resolution screen 1400x1050 screen and some programs like IE7 seem to be magnified so that the text is easier to read. This probably causes the error. The Chrome browser has small text which is a strain to read, but the graphics and window sizes work correctly. Alternative cause is a problem with Java on IE7, since Peter seems to have problems with it too. I've reported the bug to Ofcom, who run the sitefinder website. Anyway, I've used sitefinder to locate the 3 network masts closest to each of the checkpoints on the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, and where there is no 3 mast I've found an Orange or Vodafone mast. This means we can plan which checkpoints should be issued with 3 modems and which need different phones. In the event of a poor signal we also know which direction to face the modem. At Newbury (just upstream of the Monkey Bridge) I now know that I need to hang the modem out of a window on the north side of the boat. Does that get me back on topic? :-) Dave.
